Story: Taranaki region

Mt Taranaki stamp (3rd of 7)

Mt Taranaki stamp

Between 1901 and 2009 Mt Taranaki (then also known as Mt Egmont) appeared on 25 different postage stamps. Few topographic features achieve such coverage. This $1.50 stamp was issued in 2006.

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New Zealand Post
Reference: 2006 Tourism stamp issue
Photograph by Fay Looney

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Ron Lambert, 'Taranaki region - The mountain', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/25263/mt-taranaki-stamp (accessed 26 April 2024)

Story by Ron Lambert, updated 1 Aug 2015